GAM3 Awards 2024: Final Shortlist Revealed for $5M Prize Pool

It’s that point of the yr, avid gamers! 

The extremely anticipated GAM3 Awards returns for the third yr in a row and it’s shaping as much as be even greater than ever. The annual web3 gaming celebration predominant occasion is ready to achieve new heights with extra thrilling sport developments, extra rewards, new award classes, and for the primary time ever – a bodily ceremony alongside the livestream which had over 50,000 viewers tune in final yr.

GAM3S.GG has partnered with Yield Guild Video games (YGG), one of many world’s largest networks of web3 avid gamers, to carry the GAM3 awards ceremony bodily for the primary time. The occasion, which might be held and live-streamed immediately from the Philippines, because the grand finale for the YGG Play Summit, is a robust testomony to the nation’s significance within the web3 gaming panorama, with most of the trade’s earliest adopters and most passionate communities primarily based within the nation.

YGG Co-Founder Gabby Dizon, commented: “The YGG Play Summit is in regards to the avid gamers, firstly. It’s the most important web3 gaming client occasion of the yr. Because of this we’re so excited to host the 2024 GAM3 Awards right here in Manila. The actual gamers of all the most popular web3 video games might be there to vote and cheer for his or her favourite titles.”

GAM3S.GG has moreover partnered with Arbitrum, Magic Eden, Immutable, Avalanche, and Skale to make this yr’s occasion even greater and higher than earlier years. 

Initially launched in 2022, the GAM3 Awards have rapidly turn into a landmark occasion throughout the blockchain gaming trade highlighting the highest video games and creators over the previous two years. By recognizing and celebrating excellent titles and creators, the awards spotlight innovation and excellence throughout numerous genres and standards, resembling artwork route and essentially the most anticipated video games. In 2023, the occasion noticed over 450,000 votes solid from 50,000 distinctive voters, additional showcasing the group’s position in the course of the choice course of. 

The annual occasion—referred to by some as “the Grammys of Web3 Gaming”—was streamed on-line and achieved additional widespread success in 2023, with over 50,000 reside viewers, peaking at 36,000+ CCV on Twitch alone, and over 250,000 views within the first 24 hours post-broadcast. The occasion’s winners shared a prize pool of USD 2 million, with the web3 buying and selling card sport Parallel taking dwelling essentially the most wins, together with “Sport of the 12 months.”

GAM3S.GG Co-Founder and CEO Omar Ghanem, commented: “That is the third yr we run these awards, and we actually wished to do one thing particular this time. The Philippines has lengthy been one of many predominant hubs for web3 gaming, and among the earliest adopters and most passionate group members are primarily based proper right here. That’s why it solely feels proper that our first ever bodily model of the GAM3 Awards takes place on the coronary heart of Manila — the center of web3 gaming.”

This yr’s awards see the return of all classes from the earlier set up and the addition of two new ones: Greatest Ecosystem and Greatest Browser Sport – to make it 21 classes in whole. As well as, final yr’s “Greatest Graphics” award returns below a extra becoming title: “Greatest Artwork Route” to rejoice the creativity and distinctive artwork model of sport titles with out excessively emphasizing high-fidelity graphics. 

As at all times, the GAM3 Awards will function unique trailers and bulletins from main studios, providing attendees a sneak peek at among the most anticipated web3 video games in growth. These premieres have rapidly turn into fan favorites, with titles resembling Riftstorm making their debut look in earlier editions. This makes the occasion greater than only a celebration of the previous yr; additionally it is an thrilling glimpse into what’s coming subsequent.

This yr’s occasion options over 70 distinguished conventional and blockchain gaming figures, with many returning jurors from earlier ceremonies. The various panel contains representatives from powerhouses resembling Amazon, Google, Samsung, Ubisoft, Animoca Manufacturers, Immutable, Arbitrum, Blockchain Sport Alliance, Base, Ronin, and Avalanche, in addition to content material creators and main media shops resembling VentureBeat and Decrypt.

Very like earlier years, the voting course of will see the jury’s votes signify 90% of the ultimate resolution, with the group making up the remaining 10% for many classes besides Folks’s Selection and Greatest Content material Creator, that are each 100% group voting-based, and Video games’ Selection, which relies on shortlisted sport studios voting for his or her favourite title sport.

With 17 blockchain networks represented, the range and innovation showcased by the nominees spotlight the dynamic evolution of the gaming panorama. The highest 5 networks represented within the ultimate shortlists are Immutable, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Solana.

The Sport of the 12 months finalist nominees are Off The Grid, Pirate Nation, Parallel, Nyan Heroes, and Pixels. For the complete record of nominees, go to gam3awards.com. Remaining voting begins October 15 and runs till November 15, immediately on GAM3S.GG’s platform on the GAM3 Awards web page.

As well as, among the many thrilling updates for the 2024 GAM3 Awards is the elevated $5 million prize pool, which consists of grants, merchandise, companies, advertising, and blockchain help from companions resembling AWS, XAI, Thirdweb, Aethir, and Group Gaming amongst others to assist finalists and winners develop even additional. This represents a considerable improve from earlier years and underscores the occasion’s dedication to supporting and fostering the subsequent technology of web3 video games. 

This yr’s GAM3 Awards is poised to be essentially the most vital occasion in web3 gaming but. It isn’t simply an awards ceremony however a grand celebration of your entire trade, showcasing one of the best video games, studios, and innovators within the area. Whether or not in-person or on-line, attendees can sit up for an unforgettable expertise stuffed with unique content material, main bulletins, leisure performances and a celebration of the creativity that defines web3 gaming.

The occasion additional solidifies its position because the premier occasion for web3 gaming. With a rising prize pool, a star-studded jury, thrilling new reveals, and all-round leisure worth, the 2024 GAM3 Awards is ready to be a defining second on this quickly evolving trade. Be certain that to vote in your favourite video games and creators at this time and mark your calendar for November 22—it’s an occasion nobody within the web3 gaming world will need to miss!

About GAM3S.GG

GAM3S.GG is a web3 gaming superapp with over 1M+ registered customers that curates and creates content material to highlight the highest video games and showcase evaluations, guides, information, quests, annual awards, and extra. 

GAM3S.GG has constructed the #1 web3 gaming discovery platform over the previous 3 years, as they proceed to develop into the one-stop-shop for web3 gaming to assist onboard thousands and thousands of avid gamers, permitting them to interact with blockchain-powered video games in unprecedented methods and changing into the last word bookmark on each gamer’s machine. For extra data: www.gam3s.gg

About Yield Guild Video games

Yield Guild Video games (YGG) is a Web3 Guild Protocol that allows gamers and gaming guilds to search out their group, uncover video games and degree up collectively. Its mission is to turn into the main community-based person acquisition platform in web3 gaming.

As a community of gaming guilds targeted on web3 video games, YGG is dedicated to offering alternatives for its members to attain success in web3 gaming by way of questing initiatives resembling Superquests and the Guild Development Program (GAP). These allow members to construct their onchain identification by way of its achievement-based popularity system.

From its roots within the Philippines to its world community of regional guilds and partnerships with over 100 blockchain video games and infrastructure initiatives, YGG caters to an ever-expanding group of avid gamers and blockchain lovers.

About YGG Play Summit

The YGG Play Summit explores the intersection of gaming and the rising web3 ecosystem, that includes a hackathon, a convention, a sport expo, and esports tournaments. It options alternatives for attendees to attach and supply invaluable insights into the way forward for gaming, digital possession, and the highest initiatives of web3 globally.

The convention focuses on the enterprise of Web3 gaming and the way forward for the gaming trade. Audio system embrace founders and C-level executives from enterprise funds, crypto exchanges, protocols, and web3 wallets, alongside gaming studios, esports groups, guilds, and the gaming group.

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